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This novel is a great document illustrating the anticipation of comings of the 20th century. This early H.G. Wells’ tale is about a 20 year old man who has a job as a Drapers Assistant, a job which he is probably too old for. Loaded with poor self esteem and a second class status, poor Mr. Hoopdriver takes a ten day holiday. On this holiday he falls for a young socialite named Jessie who is rebelling...

A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, commonly known as A Christmas Carol, is one of the most legendary stories by Charles Dickens. This edition contains the original 1843 illustrations by celebrated caricaturist John Leech. The story has long since become one of the most beloved stories in the English language. As much a part of the holiday season as holly, mistletoe, and evergreen...

Rodzinne więzy łączą nas na zawsze – bez względu na to, jak daleko próbujemy od nich uciec… Trzy siostry Bradford znane są w Rockport w stanie Massachusetts ze swojej urody, pięknych głosów, legendarnych przodków i eleganckiej matki, Sarah, która samotnie, od dnia, kiedy zniknął jej mąż, prowadzi stary Hotel nad Zatoką Szaleńców. Dwie młodsze – Anne i Elly – kiedy tylko dorosły na tyle, żeby...